Reference
WE1589
Title
Mortgage; £40:
i) James Bowring of Ampthill, yeoman
ii) William Crouch of Silsoe, Flitton, cordwainer
Date free text
22 Feb 1744/5; endorsed 24 Dec 1747
Production date
From: 1744 To: 1747
Scope and Content
... A cottage in Little Church End, Lidlington, in occupation John Rutley, a pightle of 1 acre abutting SW. on Berry Leys, NE. on the highway.
Witnesses: Mary Pedder, William Pedder.
22 Feb 1744/5
Endorsement: £40 was not paid, and therefore the estate in law of William Crouch became absolute for the residue of term of 1000 years; having agreed for the purchase of the freehold, he has assigned for 5s to Peregrine Woods of Ampthill, tailor, the residue of the term in trust in order to protect the premises from all mesne encumbrances.
Witnesses: Richard Ward of Leighton Buzzard, Emmanuel Pedder of Ampthill.
24 Dec 1747
Level of description
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